45. "losing side of history"

That's only if you define history to be a 15-year period of right-wing legislation that has occurred in the US. If you include the rest of the world, of course, there is no move towards "gun rights" at all -- quite the opposite. Of course, pro-gunners being the rah-rah go USA jingoist types that they are, it never occurs to them that the US is not the only nation in the world.

And, ironically, as long as the US continues to serve as an example of just how many needless deaths result from inadequate gun laws, there is basically no chance at all that any other civilized nation would want to follow our example. Sane gun laws are kind of like universal healthcare. The US is the only wealthy nation without it, and right-wingers here want to keep it that way, but even conservatives in places like Canada or the UK would be laughed at if they suggest a transition to a US-style system.

I for one an optimistic that the current wave of right-wing legislation -- not just on guns, but on economic issues, the environment, abortion rights, etc. -- is only temporary. But if it goes on, it will be to the detriment of the US.